The eye wall of a hurricane:
A) has the highest barometric pressure. B) has the lightest precipitation.
C) has the greatest wind speeds. D) lies at the hurricane's outer edge.
C
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The hypoxia problem in the Gulf of Mexico is primarily caused by
A) local wind circulations along the coast. B) very low thermocline levels in the Gulf of Mexico. C) runoff of nutrient-rich fertilizers into the Mississippi River. D) El Niño events.
Of the following, which was domesticated in the Old World and introduced to the New World?
A) corn B) potatoes C) tomatoes D) wheat
A hypsometric curve shows that
A. oceanic trenches occupy about 30 percent of Earth's surface. B. the average ocean depth is sea level. C. a little more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean. D. the highest mountains on Earth are about a kilometer high.
The ________ is the thinnest layer in Earth's interior
A) crust B) mantle C) asthenosphere D) outer core E) inner core